hemigynous en · ADJ
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-) + γυνή (gunḗ) + -ous.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, obsolete) Having characteristics of both male and female of the species but the sexual organs for one gender only.
The female characters may be assumed on the head (gynaecocephalous), afterwards on the thorax (hemigynous), and finally on the elytra.
1901, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society [of Great Britain], page 413:Hemigynous Specimen of Acronycta leporina.
1872 March 18, “Extracts from the Proceedings of the Entomological Society, March 18, 1872”, in The Entomologist, page 267:Since the above was written, I find that the hemigynous insects require a more careful examination than I had found leisure to bestow on them, […]
1851, Edward Newman, “On the Word Hermaphrodite”, in The Zoologist: